Needlework

Soft and snugly chenille yarn is perfect for crafting baby and bath items. It's warm and super-absorbent, and is made from a variety of fibers including wool, acrylic and cotton. Chenille yarn is...

You can buy foam or fabric cup holders just about anywhere, but why not make your own and have the fun of decorating it with your own designs and colors? Plastic canvas makes the project simple...

Crochet is an enjoyable and productive pastime. You can make many accessories for your home that are unique and personalized to your taste. The supply of yarn and fabric that can be used to make...

Hooking a rug takes many hours of your time. But the rug is not finished until you whipstitch the edges. Whipstitching the edges of your hooked rug keeps the threads from fraying. It also protects...

Hair pin lace is a type of crochet in which yarn or thread is worked around a hair pin loom, basically a two-pronged fork, with a crochet hook. Hair pin lace is an easy craft to master and can be...

A four-harness floor loom is the image most people conjure when they hear the word "weaving." These looms are classified as foot-treadle looms and allow weavers to create wider fabrics, around 45...

Weaving on a loom looks complicated to most beginners. Weaving, however, is the simple process of entwining two sets of yarn to create patterns and designs. The novice needs only a few everyday...

Needlework crafters use the base material plastic canvas to create three-dimensional objects and embroidery. It can be used to make a colorful recipe box that matches your kitchen décor or it...

For centuries, the women of Arraiolos, Portugal have stitched some of the world's most beautiful rugs. Today, Portuguese tapestry rug making isn't limited to Arraiolos. Portuguese rugs can be...

As you think of the holidays, you begin to think of things you can make for the children, both young and old, in your family. If you're talented in needlecraft, you can buy patterns, fabric,...

Swedish weaving is a special form of decorative embroidery also know as huck weaving or huck embroidery. The designs are usually geometric in nature, and worked primarily along the surface of the...

You can weave an attractive, simple tapestry by using a cardboard envelope as your loom. The process works the same as if you were to use a tri-loom; you can make smaller tapestry objects using...

Needlepoint is a traditional form of embroidery work that uses a needle and yarn to stitch a design onto canvas. The design can either be drawn or stamped onto the canvas or the design can be...

You don't need to know how to knit or crochet to create a homemade throw blanket. All you need is some fleece material, yarn and a few sewing supplies. Fleece fabric is soft, lightweight and...

Japanese temari balls are a traditional folk craft originally made for children. Today, these beautiful thread balls are made as holiday decorations, home accents and simply as a challenging...

Punch needle embroidery, sometimes called "thread painting," can be used to create complex designs across a wide area of fabric. Punch needle embroidery uses simple tools and notions, and the...

You can knit leg warmers using a knitting ring. Knitting rings, or circular looms, are neat tools. They are based on those little spool knitters we used as kids; some of you may have actually...

If you have some T-shirt you don't wear anymore or that have maybe a few spots. You can use them to make a Recycled T-shirt quilt instead of throwing them away. Any size T-shirts can be used....

Rugs can be beautiful creations used to accent a room or used to wipe dirty feet. One way to get beautiful rugs without going to the stores and paying lots of money is to make your own. There are...

When you make your own latch hook project from scratch, you may find it much easier if you outline the objects. It is best to make a back stitch to form color borders and outlines. When you make a...

Potholder looms are a simple way of weaving a warp and woof pattern in needlework. The squares can be sewn together to make a thick potholder, washcloth or even fabric for vests and sweaters that...

Tapestry's have been considered as a sewing art for many generations. People in the Colonial days and Victorian era were taught to sew from a very young age. Animals,birds,wildlife and flowers are...

A hand hooked rug is a great craft to try if you want to learn a new craft that is easy and fun. In home economics class in high school, nearly everyone else crocheted a poncho but rebel that I...

You can crochet a scarf in a few hours or less! If you can just do a single crochet and a double crochet, using my directions, you can quickly make gifts out of scrap yarns. since just two...

Tired of storing those old sweaters and hoping someday you'll wear them again? Turn them into pillows that are very simple to make!

Making dolls is a tactile craft that adults and children can enjoy doing together. Finishing a doll by adding a full head of hair is the perfect crowning touch. Hair can be added to a doll's head...

Create these fun scarves easily by stringing together custom pom poms that you can make with the right tool and some yarn. Your scarf can be any size you like, made with one color or in the hues...

Often new knitters shy away from knitting anything but simple scarves when choosing projects. However, just like scarves, beanies are easy to knit. All you need to know are the two basic stitches...

Also known as Dorset buttons, these combinations of thread and rings take very little time to make, can be varied and embellished to your heart's content and will ensure that you always have the...

Latch hooking is a relaxing and enjoyable craft that involves attaching pieces of yarn onto a canvas with a metal tool. It is a simple skill that even children can learn. Once children learn the...

Latch hooking is a simple technique using a tool, yarn and a design printed onto latch hooking canvas. A simple latch hook design can be finished in only 1 to 2 hours. A latch hooking project can...

Just a liitle tip to keep your starting tail from getting tangled in your work.

This how to article will demonstrate how to make a cross stitched heart shaped magnet. Cross stitching is an easy craft that people of all ages can enjoy. This project is the perfect gift idea...

You have your plastic canvas cut out; your yarn is cut; you are settled in your easy chair; and you are ready to start stitching. But you are having trouble threading the yarn through the needle...

Halloween decorations are fun to make with plastic canvas and bright orange and black yarn. One of the icons of this spooky holiday is the Jack-O-Lantern, or carved pumpkin. Make your own in...

One staple of an outfitted school locker is a small locker mirror to check your hair and face between classes. Why not make a unique locker mirror from plastic canvas in your choice of colors?...

Making a catnip mouse toy for your kitty to play with is fairly simple and creative. Cats love to play and watching them try to get the catnip out of this toy is a lot of fun. They will jump and...

If you've worn a hole through your favorite pair of toasty woolen socks or slippers, darning can make them wearable again. Darning is a type of sewing that repairs holes that are not on the seam,...

The fur your angora sheds every six to eight weeks doesn't all have to end up on your clothes - you can make it INTO clothes!

Latch hook is an item made by hooking yarn into a rug or needlepoint canvas fabric with a latch hook tool. Short pieces of yarn are packed in bundles of separated color or counted out and packed...

The cross stitch is one of the most widely used needlepoint stitches. It is used to fill in entire pictures or portions of a needlepoint project and can be used on plastic canvas. For example,...

Afghans are handcrafted blankets or shawls made from wool yarn. These portable, versatile blankets have been a part of the North American tradition since the first settlers arrived. Afghans have...

Let's say you have needlepoint-stitched the individual pieces of a plastic canvas project and you are are ready for assembly. It is important to have a neatly stitched together item, and you can...

Angels are symbols of peace, love and protection. You can make an angel which can be hung as a Christmas ornament, a guardian angel symbol over a restless child's bed or placed in an angel...

Gingerbread men are beloved characters and Christmas decorations. You can make your own in a plastic canvas project that can be used in many decorations. A gingerbread man is also a project that a...

The overcast stitch is crucial when finishing a plastic canvas piece. Plastic canvas projects are much different than ones done on cloth. The plastic has an unattractive outer edge that needs to...

The continental or tent stitch is the most used filler stitch in plastic-canvas needlepoint. It works well to fill in large and small items, giving a smooth, finished look to the surface. The...

Show team spirit by displaying a high school, college or NFL logo in your home, car or at the campus game. You can make your own logo replica in any size in plastic canvas. Attach the high school...

Plastic canvas has the perfect size holes to set pairs of earrings and pins into. You can easily make a holder that can hang on a bedroom wall or be set neatly into a jewelry box or drawer. Once...

Threading yarn into a needle for an embroidery or plastic canvas project can be extremely frustrating. You can buy a metallic needle threaders and watch the little wire snap on your first attempt...